June 19, 2013
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FAIR’S FAIR However noble, hybrids still ought to pay way
State governments are eyeing fees for electric and hybrid car owners to cover their share of road maintenance. But the vehicle owners think that would unfairly penalize them when they should be rew...
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Pope Francis following in Jesus’ steps
WASHINGTON — We tend to remember leaders in characteristic poses. For Pope Benedict XVI, the college professor, it was delivering a much-misunderstood lecture at the University of Regensburg, which...
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Poll gives lie to the idea British gun ban popular
When the British daily newspaper The Telegraph asked readers which of six suggested measures they would like to see introduced in the House of Commons, reader response was surprisingly tilted towar...
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Beshear using ‘brain dead’ law to impose Obamacare
Tea party activists led by Jessamine County’s David Adams recently filed lawsuits in Franklin Circuit Court challenging Gov. Steve Beshear’s arrogant use of executive power to force Kentuckians to ...
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Self-sufficient women cannot replace benefit of a father in children’s lives
WASHINGTON — News that women increasingly are the leading or sole breadwinner in the American family has resurrected the perennial question: Why do we need men? Maureen Dowd attempted to answer ...
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NOT TO BE Sports park misadventure should be lesson for city
Paducah city leaders are no doubt breathing a sigh of relief after the auction of the city’s Sheehan Bridge Road property, which we suspect brought a higher-than-expected price. With the buyer’s...
Jun 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sugar protectionism too sweet to kill
WASHINGTON — The steamboat conveying Andrew Jackson up the Ohio River toward his tumultuous 1829 inauguration had brooms lashed to its bow, symbolizing Old Hickory’s vow to clean up Washington. But...
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It’s normal for young people to cast about before finding their way in life
WASHINGTON — In this graduation season, I thought I’d share the best advice I ever received: You can’t make a mistake before you’re 30. Granted, there are a few things wrong with this advice. ...
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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EPIC FAIL Feuding lawmakers dig Illinois deeper in debt
The Illinois Legislature has demonstrated again why the state is in worse financial shape than any other in the nation. With an unfunded liability of $100 billion in its public employee pension ...
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Little U.S. can do about Syria conflict
If there was a moment when the United States could have productively intervened in Syria, it looks like that moment has passed. Shiite militants, including Hezbollah — partly at the behest of th...
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